Last fall, when I was desperate for a distraction from the pandemic, the election, and everything else that was making me anxious, I did something I had been thinking of doing for years: I signed up for an adult beginner ballet class. Why ballet? Well, I've loved to watch ballet ever since I was little,…
On the storming of the Capitol: Well, what did you think would happen?
January, 2017. The day after Donald Trump's inauguration, there are protests all around the world. While there is no march in the town where I live, I am encouraged by the images I see circulating on social media: streets packed with people, many wearing pink hats and carrying signs with slogans like "Love Trumps Hate"…
10 Disposable Products I Plan to Avoid in 2021
Every person who tries to go "zero waste" has their own reasons for doing it. Some do it to save the planet, some do it to save money, and some do it because they're tired of taking out the trash. For me, it was a mixture of love for nature, distrust of industrialization, and the…
Follow-up: MORE things white people need to understand
As expected, my last post, "'All lives matter' is an idiotic thing to say :: And other things white people need to understand" has received some pushback from white readers. While I stand by that post, the comments I received about it made me realize it was not as informative as it could have been.…
“All Lives Matter” is an idiotic thing to say :: And other things white people need to understand
This is not a conversation I want to have. I wish it weren't necessary, but here we are, no mistaking it, this is something that has to happen.I could talk about the birds and the bees all day--but race in America? Heaven help me.The fact is, fellow white people, I'm troubled by some of the…
